Bahsita Mosque جَامِع بَحْسِيتَا
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Levant
Status	Active
Location
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Location within Ancient City of Aleppo
Geographic coordinates	36°12′14″N 37°09′14″E / 36.2039°N 37.1538°E / 36.2039; 37.1538
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Mamluk
Completed	1350
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	Stone

Bahsita Mosque ( Arabic: جَامِع بَحْسِيتَا, romanized: Jāmiʿ Baḥsītā), also known as Sita Mosque, is one of the historical mosques in Aleppo, Syria, dating back to the Mamluk period. It is located in al-Aqaba district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, near the Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower and the National Library of Aleppo. It was built in 1350. According to the Aleppine historian Sheikh Kamel al-Ghazzi, the name of the mosque is derived from the Syriac name of the neighbourhood Bet Hasiota ( Arabic: بَيْت حَسِيُوتَا, romanized: Bayt Ḥasiyūtā) or Bet Hasda ( Arabic: بَيْت حَسْدَا, romanized: Bayt Ḥasdā), meaning the house of purity. ^[1]

In 1911, the octagonal minaret of the mosque was moved to the eastern side of the building to allow enough space to widen the nearby street. ^[2]

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